HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 83-82 ORDINANCE NO. Og-fA
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION
IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR THE 13TH DAY OF
AUGUST, 1983, FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROVING
OR REJECTING AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAME
OF M . L. KING DRIVE TO FOURTH STREET AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 82-2 , adopted January 5 , 1982
the City of Beaumont changed the name of Fourth Street to M . L.
King Drive effective January 15 , 1984 ; and,
WHEREAS, a petition was submitted to the City under the
provisions of Article XI of the Charter of the City of Beaumont
proposing the ordinance set forth in Section 1 below; and,
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has certified to the City Council
that the petition was signed by qualified electors equal in number
to at least twenty-five percent ( 25%) of the total number of votes
cast at the last general municipal election; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter XI of the Charter of
the City of Beaumont, the City Council has considered the petition
and desires to submit the proposed ordinance to a vote of the
people;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That the following ordinance be submitted to the electors
of the City of Beaumont at an election to be held within the City
of Beaumont on August 13, 1983:
"ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE CHANGING
THE NAME OF M . L. KING DRIVE TO
FOURTH STREET.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Section 1 of Chapter 23 of the Code of Ordinances of
Beaumont, Texas, be amended and in particular the name of that
certain street as indicated upon the official map of Beaumont,
Texas by changing the name of M . L. King Drive to Fourth Street,
effective immediately" .
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Section 2 .
That notice of said election shall be given by publishing
said notice as set out herein in a newspaper of general
circulation in this city and county one time, not more than
twenty-five ( 25) days nor less than ten ( 10) days before said
election. Said notice shall be in the following form:
"NOTICE OF ELECTION IN THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROVING
OR REJECTING AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE
THE NAME OF M . L. KING DRIVE TO
FOURTH STREET.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN ELECTION
AS PROVIDED BY ARTICLE XI OF THE CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF BEAUMONT WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY
OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS ON THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST,
1983, FROM 7 : 00 A.M. TO 7 : 00 P.M . FOR THE
PURPOSE OF' APPROVING OR REJECTING AN ORDINANCE
TO CHANGE THE NAME OF M . L. KING DRIVE TO
FOURTH STREET. "
Section 3 .
The form of ballot which shall be used in said election
shall be substantially as follows:
"AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE NAME OF
M . L. KING DRIVE TO FOURTH STREET.
FOR THE ORDINANCE
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE
Section 4 .
That Sections 1 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 and 8 of Ordinance 83-64,
adopted by the City Council on June 21, 1983, relating to the
legal qualifications of voters, election places and presiding
judges and clerks, adoption of state laws governing elections,
appointing officials of the central counting station, and adoption
of an electronic voting system and absentee voting provisions are
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hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference and shall
govern the election called by this ordinance.
Section 5 .
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to a
particular person, or to a particular set of circumstances, should
for any reason be held invalid, such invalidity shall in no way
affect the remaining portions of this ordinance and to such end
the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared
to be severable.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the 19,!�( day of 19 43 .
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